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ldr in running for PR award

A magazine published for school leaders has been nominated for a prestigious award, which may interest head teachers.

Nottingham-based ldr, which has a circulation of 41,000, has been shortlisted for the best external newspaper/magazine category in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' annual Ex...View More

£100m development begins at Staffordshire college

Newcastle-under-Lyme College has held a ceremony to mark a £100 million development at the institution.

Pupils from Knutton St Mary's Primary School attended a groundbreaking ceremony with college principal Karen Dobson on May 6th as building work commenced at the site.

The college will see the...View More

GCSE papers missing

An exam board will have to re-set a series of GCSE exams after a batch was stolen, which may interest those involved in teaching.

The AQA exam board was forced to make the changes after a van contained a batch of the papers was taken in Hertfordshire, reports the BBC.

Some 40 exams in 15 sub...View More

LMC wins green award

A college which has taken significant action in environmental and social responsibility has been recognised by the Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement (HEEPI) project.

Lancaster and Morecambe College (LMC) received the Colleges and Smaller Institutions' 'Green Gown' for showing that it is committed to sustainability, reports empra.co.uk.
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College picks up enterprise award

A college has won a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise due to its efforts in marketing education abroad.

Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College received the award for its International Student Centre, which is the biggest provider of education to international students in the UK.

The foreign students who attend th...View More

Increase in pupils with English as second language

The number of pupils in UK schools that have a first language other than English has risen to record levels, in news which may interest those looking for teaching jobs.

Over the past 12 months, the number of primary school pupils who speak as a second language has seen a 0.9 per cent increase to 14.4 per cent of the ...View More

Derby school lauded by inspectors

Ofsted has praised a Derby school for the "positive impact" of the new schemes it has implemented since the inspector's last visit.

Pear Tree Community Junior had its special measures status removed after head teacher Maddie Oldershaw made alterations to the running of the school to improve its performance.

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General secretary of NUT dies

Steve Sinnott, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), died over the weekend at the age of 56.

Mr Sinnott, who began his teaching career in 1975, died of a suspected heart attack on Saturday, leaving a wife and two children.

Tributes have been led by prime minister Gordon Brown, who said: "Steve Sinnott was...View More

Teachers in uproar over school entrance test plans

A teachers union has criticised a Northern Irish school after it began holding an entrance exam in order to select its attendees.

Lumen Christi College, a Londonderry-based school, has vowed to bring a range of tests in the region after the 11-plus comes to an ...View More